Summer Melon is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #152c51 |
| Complementary Color | #aec5ea |
| Color Shade: | orange (37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Summer Melon Color. The Allison Lace color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Saffron Tint (#f2ead6) for more calm effect. Try Blushed Cotton as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aec5ea is the best complementary color to Summer Melon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ead3ae complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chamois are #eab5ae and #e3eaae. Thus found on the left and right of #ead3ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zinnwaldite and Caper colors as they work well with Summer Melon.
The split-complementary Summer Melon palette consists of #b5aeea and #aee2ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aec5ea). Try Biloba Flower and Regent St Blue colors in combination with #ead3ae, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #ead3ae offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Summer Melon. Thus Biloba Flower and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Summer Melon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ead3ae square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Summer Melon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aec5ea) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aeead3 and #eaaec4.
In a RGB color space, hex #ead3ae is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Summer Melon has a hue angle of 37°, a saturation of 58.82% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ead3ae is made of 0% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 23.52% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #ead3ae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,211,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.01, 23.52, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(37,58.82%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37,25.64%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.5731,2.398,21.2545) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.8659,67.1369,49.5843) |